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Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki
September 1st is National Gyro Day and these Greek chicken gyros are a great way to celebrate! A Greek marinade flavors sliced chicken. Homemade tzatziki sauce is made with shredded zucchini, Greek yogurt, garlic and spices. Diced tomatoes, onions and cucumbers make a fresh salad topping. Most of this dish can be made ahead of time, ready to assemble when you are ready to eat Greek!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 24 minutes
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken skinless breasts
- 4-6 pitas breads or flatbreads
Marinade
- 3 large garlic cloves ~ 3 tsp minced
- 3 tsp white wine vinegar or red wine or apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 1 ½ tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp salt
- Black pepper
Tzatziki
- 2 cucumbers to make ½ - ¾ cup grated cucumber after squeezing out juice
- 1 ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ garlic clove minced
- ½ tsp salt
- Black pepper
Salad
- 3 tomatoes deseeded and diced
- 3 cucumbers diced
- ½ red onion peeled and finely chopped
- ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Marinade
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Place ingredients in a Ziploc bag and massage to mix. Add chicken and massage to cover. Refrigerate 3 hours, ideally 12 hours, no more than 24 hours.
Tzatziki
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Cut cucumber in half lengthwise, scrap out seeds. Grate cucumber. Wrap grated pieces in paper towels and squeeze to remove liquid.
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Place in bowl, add remaining ingredients then mix to combine, set aside for 20 minutes.
Salad
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Combine salad ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
Assembly
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Cook chicken 2-3 minutes each side until golden. Remove to plate, cover loosely with foil and allow to rest 5 minutes.
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Brush grill with oil, then preheat on medium high heat or 1 tsp oil in a fry pan over medium high heat. Warm pita bread.
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Place salad, chicken and tzatziki sauce on top, roll or leave flat. Or if pita bread is puffy, you can cut in half and stuff the pockets.